Belkin P73941 User manual

P73941 F5U219
Belkin USB
2.0 Dual-Port
PCI Card

Welcome to Belkin USB 2.0!
Thank you for purchasing the Belkin USB 2.0
Dual-Port PCI Card (the PCI Card).
Now you can upgrade your computer to the latest
USB technology. You will be able to take advantage
of a host of new high-speed USB 2.0 products! Your
USB 2.0 products—including hard drives, scanners,
printers, video cameras, and more—will all work much
faster than ever before. Your current USB devices will
continue to work as they always have, and in some
cases even better with this PCI Card. Follow the
simple installation instructions in this manual to get
your PCI Card up and working—then enjoy the speed
and convenience of USB!
Introduction
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Features
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• Three USB host controllers integrated into a single PCI
Card—one providing 480Mbps of USB bandwidth and
two providing 12Mbps of USB bandwidth
• 2 high-speed USB ports
• Simultaneous connection capability for low-, full-, and
high-speed devices
• Auto-detection of new devices as they are connected,
along with the speed of each device
• Backward-compatibility with USB 1.1 devices
• Full compliance with USB specifications
• Plug-and-Play technology
• Open Host Controller Interface- (OHCI-) compliant
(USB 1.1 Host Controller)
• EHCI-compliant (USB 2.0 Host Controller)
• PCI revision 2.1-compliant
• Current: 500mA per port
• USB revision 2.0-compliant
Specifications

• Belkin USB 2.0 Dual-Port PCI Card
• User Manual
• Installation CD
• PC-compatible computer with available PCI slot
• Windows®98 SE, 2000, Me, or XP operating system
Package Contents
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System Requirements

Operating System Compatibility
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Figure 1
Operating System USB 1.x USB 2.0
Support Support
Windows 98 SE Yes Yes
Windows 2000 Yes Yes
Windows Me Yes Yes
Windows XP Yes Yes
USB 2.0 Dual-Port PCI Card Description

Installation
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Please refer to the section that corresponds to your
version of the Windows operating system (OS).
Installation Procedure for Windows 98 SE OS
This installation procedure will successfully install two
USB 1.1 host controllers and a single USB 2.0
enhanced host controller.
1. Ensure that your computer is powered down.
2. Locate an available PCI slot on your computer.
3. Insert the PCI Card into the slot. Apply enough
pressure to ensure that it is fully seated.
4. Insert the Belkin USB 2.0 driver installation CD into
your computer’s CD-ROM drive.
5. Turn on power and boot-up the computer.
6. The Windows OS will recognize the PCI Card as a
“NEC USB Open Host Controller” and the “Add
New Hardware Wizard” dialog box will open. Click
“Next”.
7. Select “Search for the best driver for your device”
and click “Next”.
8. Uncheck all the boxes and click “Next”.

Installation (continued)
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9. The Windows OS will find the drivers for “NEC USB
Open Host Controller”. Click “Next”.
10. The Windows OS may ask you for the Windows OS
installation CD. If prompted to, insert the CD
into the CD-ROM drive and follow the
subsequent instructions.
11. After the Windows OS installs the required drivers,
installation of the first host controller is complete.
Click “Finish”.
12. The “Add New Hardware” wizard will repeat the
installation process for the second OHCI host
controller.
13. Repeat steps 7-11.
14. After installation of the two OHCI host controllers,
the Windows OS will detect “PCI Universal Serial
Bus”. This is the USB 2.0 EHCI host controller.
15. The “Add New Hardware Wizard” dialog box will
open. Click “Next”.
16. Select “Search for the best driver for your device”
and click “Next”.
17. Check the “CD-ROM drive” box. Click “Next”.
18. The Windows OS will locate the driver for “Belkin
USB 2.0 Hi-Speed Host Controller”. Click “Next”.

Installation (continued)
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19. The Windows OS will now install the F5U219
enhanced host controller driver. Click “Finish”.
20. After installation of the USB host controllers, the
Windows OS will detect “USB Root Hub” and
automatically install the required driver support. This
will repeat for each of the two USB OHCI
host controllers.
Installation of the PCI Card is now complete.
Verifying Proper Installation (Windows 98/98 SE OS)
Check the “Windows Device Manager” to confirm that
your PCI Card has been properly installed.
1. Right-click on “My Computer” and select
“Properties”.
2. Select the “Device Manager” tab.
3. Click on the plus sign (+) next to “Universal Serial
Bus Controllers”.
The “Device Manager” list will now include two “NEC
USB Open Host Controller” entries, one “Belkin USB
2.0 Hi-Speed Host Controller” entry, and two additional
“USB Root Hub” entries.

Installation (continued)
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Installation Procedure for Windows 2000 OS
This installation procedure will successfully install two
USB OHCI host controllers and a single USB 2.0
enhanced host controller.
1. Locate an available PCI slot on your computer.
2. Insert the PCI Card into the slot. Apply pressure as
needed until it is fully seated.
3. Insert the Belkin USB 2.0 driver installation CD into
your computer’s CD-ROM drive.
4. After installing the PCI Card, turn on the computer.
5. After loading, the Windows 2000 OS will detect
“NEC PCI to USB Open Host Controller”. The
required driver support will be automatically
installed. No user input is required. This will repeat
one more time.
6. The Windows OS will detect “Universal Serial Bus
(USB) Controller”. This is the USB 2.0 EHCI host
controller. The “Found New Hardware Wizard”
window will appear. Select “Search for a suitable
driver for my device (recommended)” and
click “Next”.